R211 Discussion Thread

[Vulturious]

1 hour ago, BMTKateMeltonLine said:

Do yu know what time?

All that is confirmed is sometime in the summer, not given time or date. That's why no one said what time. It was supposed to come in this month but someone said it could be delayed to July or August, which is coming from Feinburg.

[R32 3838]

12 hours ago, Railfanner Jake said:

My understanding is that the pilot open gangway set is coming from Japan. The regular 211A pilot set though and everything else will be built in Nebraska with final assembly at Yonkers most likely

open gangway set is also being built in nebraska, should be delivered in early 2022

[Jacob]

Wonder where they'll test the R211, In my highly guess can be the  

 

[Around the Horn]

5 hours ago, BMTKateMeltonLine said:

Do yu know what time?

As others have mentioned before me, it will be a while since it has to travel the system to test clearances first

I am also hearing that they are shooting for the revenue 30 day test to take place next summer.

[Vulturious]

1 hour ago, Jacob said:

Wonder where they'll test the R211, In my highly guess can be the  

 

Well they're going to be tested on every line like the R179 has done and the same with the R211T pilot test as well. 

[R32 3838]

20 hours ago, Around the Horn said:

As others have mentioned before me, it will be a while since it has to travel the system to test clearances first

I am also hearing that they are shooting for the revenue 30 day test to take place next summer.

it's gonna be atleast 18 months before we see them doing a 30 day in service test, they have to completely test these cars. These aren't like the R160's/179's. these have newer tech in them so there's gonna be teething problems and etc.

[JayJay85]

On 6/6/2021 at 8:26 PM, R32 3838 said:

it's gonna be atleast 18 months before we see them doing a 30 day in service test, they have to completely test these cars. These aren't like the R160's/179's. these have newer tech in them so there's gonna be teething problems and etc.

That's well said, you're right they have to work out the bugs in them.

[Maxwell179]

Are there any new pictures or videos ?

[Railfanner Jake]

 

New video on YouTube today from Nebraska. Full 10 car set waiting outside the factory possibly just about ready for shipment. Guy in the video said that they were doing HVAC and PA testing when he was on site. 

[Railfanner Jake]

Was gonna share some screenshots from the video but couldn't get them to work properly

Edited June 13, 2021 by Railfanner Jake

[East New York]

I think I ran out of popcorn and Im only 2 threads in.... My poor babies just don't know nothing... (in my old vise grandfather voice)

I mean even if I did hit yall off with a good old classic ENY exclusive, it definitely won't be appreciated. It is however a guarantee that it will be scrutinized, dissected, and challenged, and most definitely frowned upon. 😔

  

 

[Lawrence St]

On 6/12/2021 at 9:05 PM, Railfanner Jake said:

 

New video on YouTube today from Nebraska. Full 10 car set waiting outside the factory possibly just about ready for shipment. Guy in the video said that they were doing HVAC and PA testing when he was on site. 

I am seriously not a fan of those side windows...

[T to Dyre Avenue]

They sure do look small. After seeing the part in the video where he’s driving past the R211 train in Lincoln outside the Kawasaki factory, it really dawned on me just how small those side windows look. 

[R10 2952]

52 minutes ago, Lawrence St said:

I am seriously not a fan of those side windows...

31 minutes ago, T to Dyre Avenue said:

They sure do look small. After seeing the part in the video where he’s driving past the R211 train in Lincoln outside the Kawasaki factory, it really dawned on me just how small those side windows look. 

Yeah, they absolutely suck.  Considering we were capable of having wide-windowed cars like the R36s and R38s already way back in the 1960s, it really is a shame.

 

[R10 2952]

1 hour ago, East New York said:

I think I ran out of popcorn and Im only 2 threads in.... My poor babies just don't know nothing... (in my old vise grandfather voice)

I mean even if I did hit yall off with a good old classic ENY exclusive, it definitely won't be appreciated. It is however a guarantee that it will be scrutinized, dissected, and challenged, and most definitely frowned upon. 😔

 

Pretty much sums up the direction these boards have been going in the last few years, unfortunately.  You're not the only one who's been rubbed the wrong way by stuff, believe me.

[rbrome]

14 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

I am seriously not a fan of those side windows...

Hard agree. They keep getting smaller with each new train model, and the MTA simple does not seem to care one iota. The windows are practically portholes at this point. Will people even notice when their train is above ground? I wish someone at the MTA cared about natural light. 

There is no meaningful technical reason for this. There are plenty of ways to have larger windows with just the tiniest of engineering changes. It just takes someone giving a crap and making it one of the design priorities. 

[R32 3838]

16 hours ago, R10 2952 said:

Yeah, they absolutely suck.  Considering we were capable of having wide-windowed cars like the R36s and R38s already way back in the 1960s, it really is a shame.

 

I think they should have kept the original door size, but I see where they are going with this. They will put these cars on lines that have the highest ridership and where CBTC will be at.

Dwell times as they want to decrease rapidly, this is why these have large doors, Putting these on lines like the would be the biggest waste. The should get half of the base order along with the .

Edited June 14, 2021 by R32 3838

[Lawrence St]

56 minutes ago, R32 3838 said:

I think they should have kept the original door size, but I see where they are going with this. They will put these cars on lines that have the highest ridership and where CBTC will be at.

Dwell times as they want to decrease rapidly, this is why these have large doors, Putting these on lines like the would be the biggest waste. The should get half of the base order along with the .

I kinda have to disagree with you. The runs just fine with the R160's, and if anything half of the base order should go to the and , which have an even higher amount of ridership. You haven't seen Astoria during rush hours, pre-pandemic, it's a mad house.

And honestly, the is the worst when it comes to operational efficiency. They still haven't figured out what they're gonna do with the after they f**ked up the R179 order by switching the amount of cars between the 4 and 5 car sets. If they're smart, they would take each B car from a 4 car set and insert it into another to make them 5 cars (like the R188's). 

The smart thing would have been to send the 10 car R179's to Coney Island and send some of the R46's to Pitkin/207th St, that way the is fully next-gen when the entire R211 order comes in and Astoria & Brighton riders can stop complaining about the R46's.

3 hours ago, rbrome said:

Hard agree. They keep getting smaller with each new train model, and the MTA simple does not seem to care one iota. The windows are practically portholes at this point. Will people even notice when their train is above ground? I wish someone at the MTA cared about natural light. 

There is no meaningful technical reason for this. There are plenty of ways to have larger windows with just the tiniest of engineering changes. It just takes someone giving a crap and making it one of the design priorities. 

I can see why they made the windows shorter in order to accommodate the larger door housings, but I agree with your standing. With today's technology they could've at least made an effort to keep the window size.

[R32 3838]

1 hour ago, Lawrence St said:

I kinda have to disagree with you. The runs just fine with the R160's, and if anything half of the base order should go to the and , which have an even higher amount of ridership. You haven't seen Astoria during rush hours, pre-pandemic, it's a mad house.

And honestly, the is the worst when it comes to operational efficiency. They still haven't figured out what they're gonna do with the after they f**ked up the R179 order by switching the amount of cars between the 4 and 5 car sets. If they're smart, they would take each B car from a 4 car set and insert it into another to make them 5 cars (like the R188's). 

The smart thing would have been to send the 10 car R179's to Coney Island and send some of the R46's to Pitkin/207th St, that way the is fully next-gen when the entire R211 order comes in and Astoria & Brighton riders can stop complaining about the R46's.

I can see why they made the windows shorter in order to accommodate the larger door housings, but I agree with your standing. With today's technology they could've at least made an effort to keep the window size.

 

gets or was getting more ridership (pandemic made ridership drop across all lines but is coming back slowly) than the and , 2nd ave line carries even if it's just 3 stations. Astoria doesn't get the ridership that the gets. Jamaica isn't keeping all of those R160's forever. (they aren't planning these cars to have open gangways for nothing) 

It makes more sense to have the Base order R211A's for the lines. have the get the first 150-200 cars, give the rest to CI.

The 10 car R179's could be pushed to the line to run with the R46's until the option order R211's making it 100% full length.

 

but if you want to look at it like this, the could just get the entire base order while moving the 10 car R179's to 207th for the to run with the full length R46's until the next option order.

I still see the R211T's debuting on the

[Lex]

If there's one thing no one should expect from having R211s at Coney Island, it's limiting them to either the  or /.

[R10 2952]

7 hours ago, rbrome said:

Hard agree. They keep getting smaller with each new train model, and the MTA simple does not seem to care one iota. The windows are practically portholes at this point. Will people even notice when their train is above ground? I wish someone at the MTA cared about natural light. 

There is no meaningful technical reason for this. There are plenty of ways to have larger windows with just the tiniest of engineering changes. It just takes someone giving a crap and making it one of the design priorities. 

3 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

With today's technology they could've at least made an effort to keep the window size.

Both of you hit the nail on the head here; there needs to be reasonable cut-off point for sacrificing window size for the sake of door width, and I'm sure it's possible with today's technology.  At this rate, I'm afraid to see what the R3xx or whatever will look like; one giant sliding door taking up the entire wall? I sure hope not.

As you both alluded, the MTA simply doesn't give a shit.  You would think with all the concerns about ridership being down and trying to entice passengers back, they would proactively be trying to make the system more attractive to riders, not less...

 

[R32 3838]

14 minutes ago, R10 2952 said:

Both of you hit the nail on the head here; there needs to be reasonable cut-off point for sacrificing window size for the sake of door width, and I'm sure it's possible with today's technology.  At this rate, I'm afraid to see what the R3xx or whatever will look like; one giant sliding door taking up the entire wall? I sure hope not.

As you both alluded, the MTA simply doesn't give a shit.  You would think with all the concerns about ridership being down and trying to entice passengers back, they would proactively be trying to make the system more attractive to riders, not less...

 

 

you got to remember these were designed for a few years before this went out to the public. plus these were originally supposed to be 75 foot tech trains (thank god they didn't go with that) and this order was approved before the pandemic hit. it sucks that the window size is small though.

[Around the Horn]

There was a solution for the window size already out there and in revenue service before they chose to make the doors 58 inches wide, they simply chose not to do it.

The worst part about the small windows is that it neuters the effect of the (finally) full color destination signs.

[R32 3838]

yeah we all know that, But we are talking the here, you think they go with a design like this knowing how they are?

[Lawrence St]

2 hours ago, Around the Horn said:

There was a solution for the window size already out there and in revenue service before they chose to make the doors 58 inches wide, they simply chose not to do it.

The worst part about the small windows is that it neuters the effect of the (finally) full color destination signs.

Actually I could see why they didn't go with that, as at some stations of ours, the track is titled so the door can hit the platform and cause damage.